Sleeve-board support.



T. 0. TH OTH. SLEEVE BOARD SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9,1911.

11,006,027, Patented Oqt. 17, 1911.

COLUMBIA FLANOUIAFII CO.- WASHINGTON. D. C.

THOMAS O. TRUTH, OF MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

SLEEVE-BOARD SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, THoMAs O. TnorH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Millville, in the county of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Board Supports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in supports for sleeve boards and means for fastening the same in position for supporting the board.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement of supporting bracket adapted to be pivotally connected to a sleeveboard whereby the latter may be swung to an out of the way position when desired.

Another object is to provide an improved means for attaching said bracket to an ironing board, table or other support.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved sleeve board showing the same attached to an ordinary ironing board; Fig. 2 is an enlarged central vertical sectional view of the supporting bracket and clamping member of the board; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the clamp and supporting bracket shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the clamp; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the supporting bracket. Fig. 6 is a detail side view of the pivot bolt whereby the sleeve board is pivotally attached to its supporting bracket.

In the embodiment of the invention I provide a supporting bracket 1 comprising a vertical standard 2 having on its upper end a forwardly projecting board supporting plate 3 in the outer end of which is formed a bolt hole 1. The standard 2 is extended above the plate 3 and has formed on its upper end a right angular board looking or fastening lug 5 which is disposed above the plate 3 and in parallel relation thereto. On the under side of the lug 5 is arranged a de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 9, 1911.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Serial No. 613,288.

tent in the form of a small teat 6 the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

board is swung around to an operative posi' tion. By thus connecting the sleeve board 8 the latter may be readily swung to operative and inoperative positions on the supporting plate 3 and pivot bolt 7. In con necting the board as described it will be understood that the detent 6 and recess 10 are of suflicient depth to hold the board against casual displacement when in an operative position but do not form a sufficiently tight engagement to prevent the manual swinging of the board to an inoperative position. On the lower end of the standard 2 of the board supporting bracket is formed a foot plate or disk 11 in which is arranged a centrally disposed recess or depression 12 with which is adapted to be engaged the inner end of a clamping screw hereinafter described. On the outer end of the plate 11 is formed an extension 13 having therein a T-shaped slot 1% by means of .which the bracket is detachably engaged with the vertical member or bar 15 of a clamp 16 by means of which the bracket is secured to an ironing board, table or other support. On the opposite sides of the bar 15 are formed parallel ribs or flanges 17 which provide grooves or channels 18 on the opposite sides of said bar. On the upper end of the bar 15 is formed a right angular arm 19 in the outer end of which is a threaded passage 20 in which is arranged a clamping screw 21. On the lower end of the bar 15 is formed a right angular inwardly projecting clamping plate 22, said plate being preferably bifurcated and flaring outwardly as shown. It will be noted that the pivot bolt 7 has its lower threaded end recessed at one side to form a fiat surface 7 and it will be understood that the hole 4: in the plate 3 of the supporting bracket 1 is similarly shaped so that when said threaded end of the bolt is engaged therewith the latter cannot be turned in the plate 3 when the sleeve board is swung around thereon thus preventing the loosening or disengagement of the fastening nut on the lower end of the bolt.

In assembling the parts the projection 13 on the plate 11 of the upper supporting bracket is engaged with the inner ribs 17 and grooves 18 in the standard 15 after which the clamping plate 22 is engaged with the under side of an ironing board, table or other support. The plate 11 of the bracket 1 is then slipped down on the bar 15 of the clamp and into engagement with the upper side of the board after which the clamping screw 21 is screwed downwardly through the threaded passage 20 in the arm 19 of the clamp and into engagement with the recess 12 in the plate 11 thereby clamping said plate down into tight engagement with the upper side of the board or table and drawing the clamping plate 22 up into tight engagement with the under side of said board or table thus securely clamping the bracket in place to support the sleeve board. It will be noted that the inner ribs or flanges 17 of the bar 15 terminate short of or below the arm 19 thus permitting the notched extension 13 of the plate 11 to be readily engaged with and disengaged from the bar 15.

By means of a sleeve board supporting mechanism constructed in accordance with my invention it will be seen that the sleeve board when once attached to the ironing board or other support may remain thereon and when not in use may be readily swung to an inoperative and out of the way position and that when said board is in an operative position the same will be firmly supported and held in place.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without re quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a sleeve board support, a bracket comprising a standard, a board supporting plate formed on the upper end thereof a board holding lug arranged above said plate, a sleeve board pivotally mounted on said plate, a wear plate arranged on the inner end of said board, said plate having formed therein, a recess, a detent formed on said lug and adapted to be engaged with said recess, a foot plate formed on the lower end of said standard provided with a T-shaped slot and a clamp to secure said foot plate to a suitable support provided with ribs to engage the slot in said foot plate.

2. In a sleeve board support, a bracket comprising a standard, board supporting and holding mechanism arranged thereon, a foot plate formed on the lower end of said standard and having a T-shaped slot therein, a clamp comprising a vertical bar having parallel ribs on its opposite sides with which the T-shaped slot in the foot plate of said standard is slidably engaged, thereby connecting the bracket to said clamp, a clamping plate on the lower end of said vertical bar, a right angular arm on the upper end of said bar, said arm having a threaded passage therein, and a clamping screw arranged in said passage and adapted to be screwed into engagement with said foot plate. 0

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS O. TROTH. Witnesses:

LEVERETT NEWCOMB, IRA E. GAMBLE.

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